IOGKF

Newsletter

September 2009

KUMITE DRILLS

By: Sensei Ernie Molyneux - IOGKF 7th Dan, England-EGKA

IOGKF Executive Committee member and England EGKA
Chief Instructor, Sensei Ernie Molyneux being his Kumite Drills
Series with a two sets of Combinations. Accompanied by photo and
video instruction, this is your oppourtunity to learn effective
training drills and techniques for an IOGKF World Kumite Champion...

I have been asked by the Editor to make a regular contribution
to the Newsletter and list many of the drills and Kumite combinations
that I teach on Gasshuku’s and courses.

Many of the techniques you will see in this and the forthcoming
issues are just basic Karate techniques in combination form or variations
of our bunkai. Where I can I will explain the link to the
basic technique or the Kata .

I will accompany the text with photographs and
hopefully list a link to youtube where you can also see the combination
in video format.

Each drill can be broken down and practiced as Kihon
or Kihon Ido, then put together piece by piece and practiced with
a partner. Once both partners are familiar with both attack and
defence training both left and right sides, try to make the attack
and defence from a moving stance almost as though you were actually
sparring.

I have listed all techniques in a mixture of Romanised
Japanese and English. I have not listed any stances as we
do in basic Ippon Kumite, as I find it easier to let students use
the stance they favour most when fighting.

Defence: Left leg forward - Hidari Jodan
Nagashi Uke, Chudan Harai Uke, both with same open hand, then counter
Migi Chudan Gyaku Tsuki. As opponent turns for back kick use same
hand as Gyaku Tsuki in a low sweeping block and counter using Jun
Tsuki Jodan. Or alternatively catch leg and sweep opponent and counter
with a stamp kick or punch.

C1.1C1.2

C1.3C1.4

C1.5C1.6

C1.7

See all versions of this Kumite Combination, performed by
Sensei Molyneux here!

Combination No 2

Attack: Left leg forward - keep
your eyes on your opponent and quickly switch stance from left to
right, move forward on your right in a slight diagonal and palm
your opponent front hand slightly to the left, in the same action
of Migi Kisami Tsuki then Hidari Chudan Gyaku Tsuki, do the Gyaku
Tsuki almost like you would punch a Makiwara. Migi Ura Tsuki just
behind their front elbow, draw front leg back to sweep opponent.
If opponent falls follow up with a stamp kick, if opponent is just
unbalanced deliver Hidari Chudan Mawashi Geri to finish.

The above combination is designed as a pre-emptive strike, if
you try this technique out in sparring do not wait for your opponent
to start an attack, try to move when you sense they are about to
do something.

C2.1 C2.2

C2.3 C2.4

C2.5 C2.6

C2.7 C2.8

C2.9 C2.10

C2.11C2.12

See all versions of this Kumite Combination, performed by
Sensei Molyneux here!

I have tried to make the text as user friendly as possible, obviously
the photos and the videos will help one get a better understanding
of the technique.

I would appreciate any feedback so I can improve for future issues.

I would like to thank David Lambert for his encouragement in
getting me to put pen to paper or in this case my index finger to
the keyboard.